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Gordon James Russell

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1901–1911ID R000526
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 407 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 407 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1907 → 1909
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓19011907
1909–1061st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
85.7%with Democrats
of 35 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1907 → 1909, −9 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Jun 4, 1910noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 17, 1910H.R. 25552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 16, 1910H.J.Res. 190No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 190), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
May 10, 1910H.R. 17536No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 10, 1910H.R. 17536No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 10, 1910H.R. 17536No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Apr 28, 1910H.Res. 594No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 15, 1910H.R. 13383No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 11, 1910H.R. 22643No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 35 contested votes scored in the 61st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

5 Congresses
57th · 190161st · 1909
Democrat · House · TX57th–61st
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Gordon James Russell

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1901–19115 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
94.6%with Democrats
of 407 votes · 5.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 407 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1907→09, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019011909
1909–10 · 61st · Democrat · of 35 votes85.7%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 35 contested votes scored in the 61st

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

57th · 190161st · 1909
Democrat57th–61st

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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